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Prez, VP, other leaders clap, ring bells to thank Covid heroes

March 23, 2020 01:44 IST

President Ram Nath Kovind along with First Lady Savita Kovind, Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and other leaders joined the fellow citizens on Sunday to express their gratitude towards all those who are safeguarding the health of the nation in wake of the coronavirus outbreak.

 

IMAGE: President Ram Nath Kovind with First Lady Savita Kovind claps as a gesture to show gratitude to medical practitioners and other emergency services workers during Janta curfew, in New Delhi, on Sunday. Photograph: @rashtrapatibhvn/Twitter

'The President, along with the First Lady and other members of the family, joined the fellow citizens and expressed their gratitude towards all those who are safeguarding the health of the nation in spite of the grave risk to them and their families. Janta Curfew,' the President of India tweeted.

WATCH: The President along with his family clapping to thank the health workers and other service providers

 

WATCH: Vice President Venkaiah Naidu and his wife clap to cheer for emergency services 

IMAGE: Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath also rang the bell in Gorakhpur. Photograph: PTI Photo

IMAGE: Union Minister Nitin Gadkari along with his family members clap as a gesture to show gratitude to the helpers and medical practitioners who are working relentlessly to fight coronavirus during Janta curfew, in Nagpur, on Sunday. In Maharashtra, Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray, Nationalist Congress Party supremo Sharad Pawar and former CM Devendra Fadnavis were among the politicians who paid tribute at 5 pm to those in the frontline in the fight against the novel coronavirus. Photograph: PTI Photo

IMAGE: Lok Sabha Speaker Om Birla and his family members clap and clang utensils in New Delhi. Photograph: @ombirlakota/Twitter

IMAGE: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and his wife show gratitude to healthcare and other emergency services workers in New Delhi. Photograph: ANI

IMAGE: Karnataka Chief Minister B S Yediyurappa along with his family members clap in the balcony of his residence in Bengaluru, on Sunday. Photograph: Shailendra Bhojak/PTI Photo

IMAGE: West Bengal Governor Jagdeep Dhankhar along with his wife Sudesh Dhankhar claps in Kolkata. Photograph: Swapan Mahapatra/PTI Photo

IMAGE: Union Minister for Petroleum & Natural Gas and Steel Dharmendra Pradhan along with his family members claps at his residence in New Delhi, on Sunday. Photograph: PTI Photo

WATCH: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik rings a bell to show gratitude to healthcare workers

 

The Rediff News Bureau